site.bta169 Bulgarian Nationals Evacuated from Lebanon in Less Than 49 Hours - Foreign Ministry

Bulgaria managed to evacuate a total of 169 Bulgarian nationals from Lebanon in less than 48 hours with the efforts of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the Foreign Ministry, the Bulgarian Embassy in Lebanon and Bulgaria's diplomatic missions in the region and the Middle East. Their evacuation was carried out in the safest way for them by a flight of the state air operator, thanks to the cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport, the assistance of all competent Bulgarian services and the help of partner services involved in the operation, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday.

The Ministry continues to monitor the situation in the Middle East region in close coordination with all relevant institutions, the statement said.